Admittedly, I am not the target audience for this book, so I felt like I didn't fully relate to the characters due to the age difference. Many of the popular culture references were lost on me, but I am sure younger readers will enjoy this modern romance. The story is a slow burn but eventually we get some good chemistry between the two main characters - Kiki and Malakai but it was their banter and the use of the fake dating trope (one of my favourites) that stood out the most for me.
This audiobook is narrated by the superbly talented narrator Weruche Opia. I loved hearing the Nigerian and British accents and I think I enjoyed this book more because of her narration, to be honest.
This was an impressive and well-written story that will probably hit harder with readers in their teens and twenties than this mom who has kids in their twenties.
My Rating: 3.5 stars
Author: Bolu Babalola
Genre: Teen Romance
Type and Source: eAudiobook from public library
Narrator: Weruche Opia
Run Time: 12 hours
Publisher: HarperAudio
First Published: July 5, 2022
Book Description from GoodReads: Kiki Banjo is an expert in relationship-evasion.
In fact, she has made it her mission to protect the women of Whitewell University from the dangers of players and heartbreak, supplying advice, tips and essentials to paying men no mind on her student radio show, Brown Sugar.
And then Kiki meets distressingly handsome newcomer Malakai Korede, who threatens to tear apart the community of women she’s fought so hard to protect.
Kiki publicly declares Malakai the ‘Wasteman of Whitewell’ on Brown Sugar and brings a stop to her girls chasing his attentions. But when she and Malakai suddenly find themselves shackled into a fake relationship to salvage their respective reputations and save their academic futures, she is in danger of falling for the very wasteman she warned her sisters about.
With her heart compromised and defences weakened, Kiki has to learn to open herself up to the perils of love… and face up to a past that forced her to close down in the first place.
A funny and sparkling debut, Honey & Spice is full of delicious tension and romantic intrigue that will make you weak at the knees.
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